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19 June 202418 June 2024

RMC2024 Day 2 Coverage

Coverage of the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg, Germany

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11 June 20244 June 2024

Amcor’s new European Innovation Center brings brands the latest in material science and packaging design

Amcor has opened its European Innovation Center in Belgium. The facility will partner with brands and retailers from across the region to design packaging that delivers better results for consumers and the environment alike

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28 May 202423 May 2024

NatureWorks’ Ingeo PLA Manufacturing Expansion Attracts Record Financing from Krungthai Bank PCL of Thailand

One of the singular largest loans in the bank’s decades-long history supports Thailand's ambitious Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) strategy

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2 May 202430 April 2024

Call for Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymer Market Experts

The nova-Institute is looking for market experts to join its Biopolymer Expert Group

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29 April 202424 April 2024

Solar panel installation advances Luminy® PLA production sustainability

The TotalEnergies Corbion plant in Rayong has a capacity of 1,251 kWp, is situated within the Asia Industrial Estate and the solar panels are resulting in avoiding emissions of 823 tons of CO2 per year

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26 April 202423 April 2024

Avantium and TNO partner to manufacture electrolyser test stations for green hydrogen production

Under the partnership with TNO, Avantium will get access to TNO’s technical knowledge and expertise on single-cell and multi-cell lab-scale electrolysis test stations to sell these to customers worldwide

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CJ Biomaterials Introduces Two Revolutionary PHACT™ PHA-Based Compounds for Compostable Film Packaging

Together with NatureWorks, LLC., the combined performance of Ingeo™ PLA with PHACT PHA has delivered these two new compounds packed with performance and priced competitively

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25 April 202426 April 2024

Special discount for the Renewable Materials Conference until 6 May

11-13 June 2024 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) and online

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22 April 202418 April 2024

Spiber Inc. raises over JPY 10 billion ($65M) in funding to strengthen mass production and sales initiatives

This funding, which includes additional investments from existing shareholders, will allow the company to accelerate mass production of its innovative Brewed Protein™ materials

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19 April 202417 April 2024

Next free PEFerence webinar with a market update on bio-based building blocks and polymers 

Pia Skoczinski from nova-Institute will give a sophisticated insight into the dynamically growing market of bio-based building blocks and polymers on the 6th May (10 to 11 am CET)

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Biodegradable aerogel: Airy cellulose from a 3D printer

Empa researchers have succeeded in developing a Cellulose-based aerogel for 3d-printing

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9 April 20244 April 2024

CJ Biomaterials Continues to Expand Applications for PHA with World’s First Completely Biodegradable Plastic Bottle Cap

New eco-friendly cap introduced by Beyond Plastic can replace traditional, petroleum-based plastic caps

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8 April 20243 April 2024

Avantium publishes its 2023 Annual Report

The report also features sections on Risk Management, Corporate Governance, and the consolidated financial statements and company financial statements

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4 April 202428 March 2024

Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics

Research shows plant-based polymers can disappear within seven months

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Self-healing Concrete Insights

The innovative DEEP PURPLE project to showcase the feasibility of transforming raw materials from organic waste or wastewater into five ‘consumer’ products

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3 April 20243 April 2024

Avantium: Well Capitalised and Continued Good Progress in the Execution of its Strategy

Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, today reports its unaudited 2023 full year results

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25 March 202422 March 2024

Renewable Materials Conference: Six Innovations Nominated and Final Program Available

Three bio-based innovations from Germany and from Sweden, two CCU innovations from Denmark and Hungary and one advanced plastic recycling technology from Canada are nominated for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2024” innovation award

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15 March 202411 March 2024

Cosmetic industry sustainability driven by Total Energies Corbion and Sulapac

Today, recycled biodegradable biopolymers, such as rPLA, stand as a commercially viable option, boasting a quality on par with virgin material

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14 March 202410 March 2024

The PROSPLIGN project: Fundacion MEDINA participates as a partner in the launch of a €3.4 Million Project on Lignin Bioprospecting

Kicking off a €3.4 Million Project on Lignin Bioprospecting

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12 March 20247 March 2024

Danimer Scientific Announces Successful Expansion of Rinnovo® Demonstration Plant Capacity

Newly completed demonstration plant capacity will accelerate partnership testing

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NENU2PHAR project: end of project after 42 months

After 42 months of dedicated effort and collaboration among 17 partners, we are proud to announce the successful conclusion of the project

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Does This Patent Signal a Turning Point in Sustainable Plastics?

The new US patent for a “lignin-based bioplastic material” is restrictive in its wording, but the process has potential to be far-reaching

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11 March 20246 March 2024

Current market study forecasts annual growth of 17% for bio-based polymers between 2023 and 2028. Demand from Asia and the USA in particular is driving growth, Europe is lagging behind

New report released on the global bio‑based polymer market 2023 – a deep and comprehensive insight into a dynamically growing market

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8 March 20244 March 2024

Current figures on the bioplastics market: IfBB presents “Biopolymers – facts and statistics 2023

Overview of current market-relevant and technical facts in the bioplastics sector, for example comparative market figures on individual materials, regions and applications, process routes, graphs on land use, resource and water consumption, diagrams on production capacities, geographical distribution and applications

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6 March 20241 March 2024

The Switch to Biobased Products: Are You Answering the Call?

Increased sustainability is a holistic approach that integrates environmental, social, and economic considerations into decision-making processes, but what does that really mean… or require?

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29 February 202426 February 2024

CJ Biomaterials PHA-Based Polybag Makes Same-Day Delivery More Sustainable

South Korea-based health and beauty retailer CJ Olive Young will incorporate the new PHA-based bags into their same-day delivery service

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Plant waste for adhesives and packaging with mechanochemistry

The FUSTARISE Project, promoted by AIMPLAS aims to find more sustainable solutions to give plant waste from agriculture and forestry a second life in the form of sustainable bio-based products such as capsules and adhesives

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26 February 202429 January 2025

nova-experts (re)introduced: Dr. rer. nat. Asta Partanen

Economy & Policy – Bio-based Materials · Wood · Cellulose & Natural Fibres · Certification & Marketing

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13 February 20244 February 2024

Paques Biomaterials: New funding round closed today, raising €14 million 

We closed a new funding round today, raising €14 million to produce a biopolymer with the advantages of plastic but not the disadvantages. Among the investors are impact investor Invest-NL and the NOM

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12 February 20243 February 2024

Semi-Crystalline PHA (scPHA) added to FDA’s inventory of Food Contact Substances

Second CJ Biomaterials biopolymer added to inventory, joining amorphous PHA

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7 February 202431 January 2024

Biosurfactant and biopolymer producing microorganisms from West Kazakhstan oilfield

Microorganisms can produce various biosurfactants that can replace chemical analog compounds, they are biodegradable, have a low toxicity and the ability to be obtained from renewable and cheap substrates

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6 February 202430 January 2024

European Bioplastics Calls for Action to Accelerate Biopolymers Industrial Growth

EUBP calls on the future Commission and co-legislators to develop a Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan

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CJ Biomaterials Expands Consumer Application for Patented PHA Technology to a New Food Product

New, eco-friendly noodle cup is the first of its kind in the country - and it is biodegradable and compostable, reducing the amount of plastic waste entering the environment

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31 January 202426 January 2024

INEOS polymer used to create world’s first sustainable gas pipeline

ISCC have certified that the production of the pipes laid by GRDF met ISCC Plus standards

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30 January 202419 January 2024

ZymoChem Secures $21M Series A Funding Round Led by Breakout Ventures with New Investments from lululemon and Toyota Ventures

With this financing and funding from the Department of Energy, ZymoChem will launch its first high-performance material and advance its first partnered product to commercial scale

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25 January 202417 January 2024

Going Beyond Plastic: Chung-Ang University Team Explores Tara Gum as a Green Polymer

The gum, and its modified forms, can find use as a sustainable and biodegradable polymer in food and drug industries

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24 January 202423 January 2024

Braskem and FKuR sign agreement for distribution of I’m green™ bio-based EVA

Deepening the joint cooperation

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18 January 202411 January 2024

Bio-based plasticizers from Central Germany

Using rapeseed oil as a starting product in the "Biocerine" project, more sustainable solutions for tires and packaging should become possible

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Making plastics biodegradable by UV-light

The project ULTRADREAM is using agricultural side streams and residues for developing novel modified bio-based, renewable polymers, with inherent biodegradation capabilities

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15 January 20248 January 2024

No More Crying Over Spilled Milk 

Research chemist at the ARS has spent much of his career researching ways to convert agricultural waste products into bioplastics

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12 January 20245 January 2024

LyondellBasell and Pigeon Singapore Collaborate to Incorporate CirculenRenew Polymers in Nursing Bottles

The used LyondellBasell CirculenRenew polymers are made from renewable feedstocks derived from bio-based wastes and residual oils, such as used cooking oils

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9 January 20242 January 2024

Paques Biomaterials and Looop partner in producing PHA

With waste streams from the agri-food sector and modified and specified microbes, both partners will join forces in producing a natural alternative to plastic

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Time for a European Shift on Renewable Ethanol 

There is also growing interest in using ethanol as a feedstock in the biopolymers industry, which are essential if the EU wants to achieve its goals for climate change mitigation, food security and energy independence

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5 January 202421 December 2023

Improving product sustainability: tesa and BASF join forces for certified renewable raw materials

First more sustainable products with biomass balance BMB will be launched in early 2024

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Sulzer launches SULAC™ – a new technology for lactide production 

Sulzer enhances its leadership in biopolymers and circularity with its new process solution – SULAC™

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4 January 202420 December 2023

Paving the way to a circular economy of plastics

How can we turn fossil fuel-based plastic packaging waste into raw material for biodegradable bioplastics? An EU-backed project shows us the way

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2 January 202418 December 2023

thyssenkrupp Uhde won contract for biopolymer plant from Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd.

An integral aspect of this project is the plant's ability to sustainably produce a range of PLA grades, addressing the diverse requirements of various industries such as packaging, textiles, and hygiene supplies

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13 December 20238 December 2023

Clariant and Conser further strengthen partnership in the Maleic Anhydride Industry 

The partnership comes at an opportune time as the demand for maleic anhydride continues to grow worldwide, particularly in China

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11 December 20238 December 2023

World’s first low-energy bioplastics developed with the University of Sheffield raises £2 million investment

The world’s first low-energy, non-oil-based, high-performance bioplastic, developed by Floreon with the University of Sheffield, has secured £2 million financing from Northern Gritstone

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8 December 20234 December 2023

Bio-based Coated Fertilizers for a Sustainable Agricultural Future

With Bioweg's AgriWeg one can replace synthetic polymer-based coatings from seed and fertilizer industry to promote a more eco-friendly approach to farming